Time Scanners will examine how iconic structures – including the Colosseum, the ruins at Petra in Jordan, the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru, and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London – were constructed, and in the process will show new discoveries about our ancestors’ lives and beliefs, according to the partners.

Structural engineer Steve Burrows and his laser-scanning team will create 3D digital replicas of each structure in the series, which premieres on National Geographic in the UK on February 25 at 9 p.m. GMT.

“The technology we have helped develop for Time Scanners produces a beautiful interactive 3D model of even the largest site or structure, in extraordinary detail,” said Anthony Geffen, CEO of Atlantic Productions. “The result, produced in real time, is an unimaginably complex data point cloud of every detail of the site, both inside and out, allowing never-before seen images of some of the world’s most beloved historic sites.”

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Senior staff writer Frederick Blichert comes to realscreen with a background as a journalist and freelance film critic. He has previously written for VICE, Paste Magazine, Senses of Cinema, Xtra, Canadian Cinematographer and elsewhere. He holds a Master of Arts in film studies from Carleton University and a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia.